Clinical characteristics and effects of inhaled corticosteroid in patients with post-COVID-19 chronic cough during the Omicron variant outbreak
In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and the clinical characteristics... (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 27, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Pan-Pan Xie, Yue Zhang, Wen-Kai Niu, Bo Tu, Ning Yang, Yun Fang, Ying-Hui Shi, Fu-Sheng Wang and Xin Yuan Tags: Research Source Type: research

Immature central tumor tertiary lymphoid structures are associated with better prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer
Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are predictive biomarkers of favorable clinical outcomes and immunotherapy response in several solid malignancies, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the... (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 26, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Deng Xiaoxu, Xu Min and Cao Chengcheng Tags: Research Source Type: research

Efficacy of respiratory rehabilitation in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective study
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in millions of confirmed cases and deaths globally. The purpose of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effect of airway clearance technol... (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 26, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Zhiyou Zhang, Congcong Wang, Zhendong Li, Yueyang Liu, Yutong Nie, Jianwei Zhang and Dawei Li Tags: Research Source Type: research

Screening and staging of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with deep learning based on chest X-ray images and clinical parameters
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is underdiagnosed with the current gold standard measure pulmonary function test (PFT). A more sensitive and simple option for early detection and severity evaluati... (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 26, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: XiaoLing Zou, Yong Ren, HaiLing Yang, ManMan Zou, Ping Meng, LiYi Zhang, MingJuan Gong, WenWen Ding, LanQing Han and TianTuo Zhang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Lung transcriptomics reveals the underlying mechanism by which aerobic training enhances pulmonary function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Aerobic training is the primary method of rehabilitation for improving respiratory function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in remission. However, the mechanism underlying this im... (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 26, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jian Li, Cai-tao Chen, Peijun Li, Xiaoyun Zhang, Xiaodan Liu, Weibing Wu and Wei Gu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Occupational status and chronic respiratory diseases: a cross-sectional study based on the data of the Rafsanjan Cohort Study
The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible connection between occupational status and chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) among the Iranian population. (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 23, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Zahra Bagheri-Hosseinabadi, Ali Bahreyni, Hosein Basirat, Parvin Khalili, Alireza Vakilian and Fatemeh Amin Tags: Research Source Type: research

A RCT to explore the effectiveness of supporting adherence to nebuliser medication in adults with cystic fibrosis: fidelity assessment of study interventions
A multi-component self-management intervention ‘CFHealthHub’ was developed to reduce pulmonary exacerbations in adults with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) by supporting adherence to nebuliser medication. It was evaluate... (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 21, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: J. M. Bradley, M. Hutchings, M. A. Arden, A. O ’Cathain, C. Maguire and M. J. Wildman Tags: Research Source Type: research

Long-term multicenter comparison shows equivalent efficacy of monoclonal antibodies in severe asthma therapy
Monoclonal antibodies (biologics) drastically changed severe asthma therapy. Mepolizumab (anti-interleukin (IL) 5), benralizumab (anti-IL5 receptor alpha), and dupilumab (anti-IL4/13) are the most used biologi... (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 21, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Moritz Z. Kayser, Hendrik Suhling, Jan Fuge, Christopher A. Hinze, Nora Drick, Nikolaus Kneidinger, J ürgen Behr, Christian Taube, Tobias Welte, Ina Haasler and Katrin Milger Tags: Research Source Type: research

Association between computed tomography-quantified respiratory muscles and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective study
This study examined the association between chest muscles and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the relationship between chest muscle areas and acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD). (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 21, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ke Wang, Fan Wu, Hua He, Chengyi Hu, Xiaobang Chen, Jinglong Chen, Weitao Cao, Jun Liu, Jun Zhao, Ziwen Zhao and Zhuxiang Zhao Tags: Research Source Type: research

Virtual bronchoscopic navigation with intraoperative cone-beam CT for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary nodules
Transbronchial biopsy is a safe manner with fewer complications than percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy; however, the current diagnostic yield is still necessitating further improvement. We aimed to eval... (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 20, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jisong Zhang, Enguo Chen, Shan Xu, Li Xu, Huihui Hu, Liangliang Dong and Kejing Ying Tags: Research Source Type: research

Diabetes mellitus and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a Mendelian randomization study
This study aimed to investigate the causal association between type 1 diabet... (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 20, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Quou Kang, Jing Ren, Jinpeng Cong and Wencheng Yu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Design of the STRIVE-IPF trial- study of therapeutic plasma exchange, rituximab, and intravenous immunoglobulin for acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) affect a significant proportion of patients with IPF. There are limited data to inform therapeutic strategies for AE-IPF, despite its high mortalit... (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 20, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tejaswini Kulkarni, Gerard J. Criner, Daniel J. Kass, Ivan O. Rosas, Mary Beth Scholand, Daniel F. Dilling, Ross Summer and Steven R. Duncan Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research

The role of Neutrophil counts, infections and Smoking in mediating the Effect of Bronchiectasis on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a mendelian randomization study
This study aims to investigate the potential causal relationship between them, with a ... (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 20, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Lei Gu, Wei Liu, Jian-an Huang, Lujian Zhu, Xiaowen Hu, Jian Yue and Jing Lin Tags: Research Source Type: research

Exploring the causal relationship between immune cells and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a bi-directional Mendelian randomization study
The potential pathogenic mechanism of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is widely recognized to involve immune dysregulation. However, the current pool of studies has yet to establish a unanimous agreement regardi... (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 20, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Zhao He, Ruixin Wang, Chenghu Song, Jiwei Liu, Ruo Chen, Mingfeng Zheng, Weici Liu, Guanyu Jiang and Wenjun Mao Tags: Research Source Type: research

Vitamin C deficiency can lead to pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review of case reports
In the early literature, unintentional vitamin C deficiency in humans was associated with heart failure. Experimental vitamin C deficiency in guinea pigs caused enlargement of the heart. The purpose of this st... (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - March 19, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Harri Hemil ä and Angelique M.E. de Man Tags: Research Source Type: research